Southern Ming, my destiny is too abstract

Chapter 81 Your Highness, the City Ahead
Jingdong Prefecture City, the government office study.

Tao Dou, the local governor of Jingdong, looked at the Dian people in Ming armor in front of him and said helplessly:
"Brother Zhao, Brother Hu, why are you bothering me?"

Tao Dou felt depressed and a little angry.

That is, the Green Camp soldiers and Wu Sangui's confidants were stationed at Mugua Pass.

Otherwise, just because of the two heights and the Ming armor, he would be in trouble if he entered the Jingdong government office.

Tao Dou gritted his teeth and said, "Prince Jin is fighting Prince Pingxi in Tengyue, and Duke Qian is fighting Zhang Yong in Yuanjiang Prefecture."

"Since you want to surrender to the Ming Dynasty, pass through Jingdong Mansion."

"You can go to Sanxuan via Mengmian or to Yuanjiang Prefecture via Weiyuanzhou, why bother coming to me?"

Zhao Yinxuan, the founding duke of the Ming Dynasty, spoke slowly:
"Prefect Tao, the Ming Dynasty not only did not perish, but it actually established a foothold in the Nanman region and fought back against them."

"Now the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin have raised an army of 200,000, and Wu Sangui is struggling to hold western Yunnan."

"If we, the old ministers of the Ming Dynasty, don't assist the court now, when will we?"

Tao Dou suppressed the urge to curse and said slowly:
"The Duke of Kaiguo, Elder Lei, and Elder Zhang have all gone to Mengmian and are preparing to cross the border to Hongsawadi."

"I took the risk of letting them pass through. It's not that I don't have my heart set on the Ming Dynasty, but it's all I can do."

Tao Dou stood up and said seriously, "Lei Gelao and his men are all alone, and you two are also local tyrants."

"You can surrender to the Ming with your subordinates, but I, the local governor, still have so many local chieftains under me."

"There are thousands of people in my chieftain's family. How can I take them away from their homeland and go to Hongshawadi?"

Tao Dou stood with his hands behind his back, pacing back and forth. "The Ming Dynasty is too powerful for the Prince of Pingxi to resist. When the Crown Prince and the Prince of Jin recapture Dali and Chuxiong, I will naturally surrender."

"but not now."

"Jingdong Prefecture is right next to Chuxiong, and there are nearly 10,000 Qing troops in Xinhua Prefecture next to it."

Tao Dou stopped and looked at Zhao Yinxuan, his tone filled with pleading:
"If I jump out now, Dai Qing will really make an example of me and punish my entire clan."

Two years ago, Na Song of Yuanjiang Prefecture failed to see the situation clearly and resolutely raised the Ming flag, directly allowing Wu Sangui to massacre the people.

Zhu Cixuan and Li Dingguo, who were thousands of miles away, had no time to block the Qing army's butcher knife for Tao Dou.

Seeing that Zhao Yinxuan was indifferent, Tao Dou still had no expression.

I couldn't help but look at the short and sturdy Ming general behind Zhao Yinxuan.

"Brother Hu, Duke of Wei, I know you've long been disheartened and retired to the countryside."

"The founding duke has approached you several times, but you refused to come out."

"Why wade into this muddy water at this time?"

Hu Yiqing has a scar about an inch long between his eyebrows.

Scar twisted slightly at Tao Dou's words.

"That was when I thought the Ming Dynasty had fallen. I was so disheartened that I thought about trying to survive."

"Don't worry about anything in the world anymore."

Hu Yiqing said hoarsely, "But now, the Crown Prince is leading an army of 200,000, which is far more powerful than Zhang Ni's Dashi Army coming out of Yunnan."

"As long as Li Dingguo and I can defeat two more famous kings, the Ming Dynasty can reignite its destiny."

Tao Dou was speechless for a moment.

It's not that I look down on Hu Yiqing's bold words.

Tao Dou knew that Duke Weiguo Hu Yiqing was not exaggerating.

Before Li Dingguo left Yunnan.

The Yongli court was the only two people who could intimidate the Qing army with force.

They are Hu Yiqing and Jiao Lian, who once betrayed Emperor Yongli.

Wang Fuchen became famous among the Eight Banners and a household name as a brave general because Datong was close to the capital.

Before the Western Route Ma Yaozi, the one who really frightened the Qing army was the savage Hu Yiqing.

The bravest of all the troops.

He was skilled in using javelins and could often kill his enemies from dozens of steps away.

He once had a duel with Xian Guoan, the number one Qing army man in Guangxi Province. If Xian Guoan had not followed the rules and asked for help, he would have been almost beheaded.

During the Hongguang period, the imperial court recruited soldiers from Yunnan. Zhao Yinxuan and Hu Yiqing left Yunnan to fight against the Qing Dynasty and entered Fujian to support the emperor.

Hu Yiqing directly defeated the former Ming general who surrendered to the Qing Dynasty and drove him back more than ten miles. He also cooperated with Jiao Lian, often charging into battle together, killing countless enemies in Quanzhou and Guilin.

Both Yunnan and Dian are proud of having Niu Manzi.

If the Prince of Daiqing was really surrounded by only one or two thousand soldiers, Hu Yiqing would definitely dare to kill the famous king in one battle.

Tao Dou remained silent for a long time.

Still shaking his head, he said, "No, at worst you can just kill me."

"At least I can save my wife and children and my toast."

Zhao Yinxuan and Hu Yiqing looked at each other and knew that Tao Dou would not surrender and revolt.

We can only follow Liu Xuanchu’s second strategy.

"Prefect Tao, do you know that the Crown Prince has already sent troops from Mengding to launch a surprise attack on Mengmian?"

Tao Dou was suddenly startled: "What?"

That means we are about to attack Jingdong.

Why is there no news from Mengmian?
Zhao Yinxuan said slowly, "You know the prince has an army of 200,000 men, right?"

"Tengyue is difficult to cross. The Duke of Qian in Yuanjiang Prefecture is blocked. The east and west routes are blocked. The Crown Prince will definitely send tens of thousands of troops to the north."

"The Meng-Myanmar envoy Dao Song realized that the Ming army had passed Mengding, so he was persuaded by Minister Gong to return to the Ming Dynasty."

Tao Dou was a little confused and hesitant for a moment.

It is true that Teng Yue Yuanjiang is in trouble. The prince, who has enough troops, will definitely open up another battlefield.

Going directly north from Mengding to raid Chuxiong and Kunming is indeed a route.

This also explains why Meng and Mian did not respond.

But it would definitely not be the tens of thousands of troops as Zhao Yinxuan said. The mountains and rivers in southern Yunnan are difficult to travel. At most, there would be a few thousand soldiers and horses, just like Deng Ai in the Three Kingdoms who sneaked across Yinping.

He Jingdong has 5,000 soldiers and Mugua Pass, and can also defend it.

unless……

Tao Dou looked at Zhao Yinxuan who was looking at him with a smile.

If there is an insider, it will be impossible to defend Mu Gua Pass.

Seeing that Tao Dou was still having trouble making a decision, Zhao Yinxuan continued, "Prefect Tao doesn't have to make a choice."

"General Wang Yaozu and I have been fighting in the mountains for the past three years, and we still have hundreds of elite troops."

"The Wu Hou relics previously stirred up public opinion. When the local chieftains heard that the crown prince had led an army of 200,000 and defeated Wu Sangui, they also sent troops and food."

"My cousin and I, along with two thousand soldiers disguised as merchants and tourists, entered Jingdong."

"Minister Gong Yi's family is in Shunning. He also led his troops through Dahouzhou and reached the border of Jingdong."

Seeing Tao Dou's pale face, Zhao Yinxuan stretched out his right hand:
"We don't need Magistrate Tao to start a rebellion. We just need your Jingdong Prefecture seal."

"Just let us enter Mugua Pass and capture those 2,000 Green Camp soldiers."

……

At Mu Guaguan, looking at Hu Yiqing whose combat power value was 98, Zhu Cixuan fell into deep thought again.

With so many powerful generals, there is really no reason why Zhu Youlang was defeated.

Join forces with Zhao Yinxuan's troops.

Zhu Cixuan's assault team of 500 people suddenly increased to 5,000.

Thanks to scouts, it was discovered that the Ming army had indeed reached Jingdong, and that the prince was leading the army himself.

Tao Dou's heart finally settled down.

He hurriedly brought food and fodder to visit Zhu Cixuan.

With the help of fresh troops, Zhu Cixuan's five thousand troops quickly passed through the southern part of Chuxiong Prefecture and entered Kunming Prefecture.

And encountered the last obstacle to entering Kunming.

"Your Highness, the city ahead is the Mancheng built by Shangshan."

The author suppressed the battle force because he was preparing for a big wave, and the rest of the story was a preparation for the big wave. The author thought about it and decided to write according to the outline, otherwise all the foreshadowing in the previous part would be buried in vain. Fighting in Southeast Asia and South Asia was all for the purpose of switching to fighting against the Qing Dynasty. The author would shorten the story.

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